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2025-02-02 19:01:30 UTC - HELPFUL
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The widely accepted origin of the name "America" is from Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence. There is no credible historical record of an Ottoman sailor named Ameer-Āqā making voyages to the Caribbean or influencing the naming of America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_the_Americas
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